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E. H. ANGIEB.

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'APPLICATION FILED 05c. Is, 1916.

1,395,661 Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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' To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. ANGIER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Framingham, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Packages, of

which the follfiwin g description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification,' like characters on the. drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to packages and contemplates particularly a novel manner of packaging toric articles such, for example, as the annular shoes of pneumatic Vehicle tires to protect them in storage and shipment. My invention provides a means of covering such articles in a convenient and economical manner with 'a covering which will protect them from external influences.

My invention may be best understood by reference to the following description of a preferred embodiment of my invention which I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side-elevation of a vehicle tire inclosed in a wrapping to form a pack- Fig. 2 is an edge view with. parts broken away to show the construction of the.

wrapper;

Fig. '3 is a central, transverse section through a tire showing an initial stage of the application of the wrapping material thereabout; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the wrapper in its final position.

My invention will most readily be understood by a description of the manner in which the wrapping material is applied about the tire or other article to form a completed package in accordance with my invention. In making this description I shall for the moment disregard the specific nature of the materials which I preferto utilize and .will'r refer to them after the general structureg jhas been made clear. Referring first, therefore, to Fig. 3 I have there shown a tireshoe'5 and illustrated an intermediate stage in the process of wrapping the same. In accordance with my invention I provide a 'suitableqstrip or sheet of paper 7 which is of ii suitable transverse dimension to permit it to encompass the cross-sectional circumference of the annulus which it is intended to cover. The strip 7 may be reinforced if desired by a narrower longitudinal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

'Application filed. December 18, 1916. Serial No. 137,681.

strip 9 which will assist the user in handling the same and has a further function hereinafter to be pointed out. A suitable length of the strip 7 is placed about the circumferenceof a tire, preferably with its middle portion at the tread thereof as illustrated in F ig ig, and if desired the ends may be joined. The lateral portions of the strip 7 are then folded inwardly toward the inner circum- It will be underference of the annulus. stood that since this inner circumference is, less than the outer circumference, there will he a fullness of paper which must be .disposed of if the wrapping is properly to fit the tire. cording to my invention by plaiting or crimping the edges of the strip 7 progressively, as shown at 11 in Figs. 1 and 4:, so that the sheet is fitted smoothly about the tread and sides of the tire with the edges in-turned at the beads thereof and resented in opposition to each other. he edges may be joined in any suitable way, but preferably are sealedto provide a sealed package. Preferably this sealing is done in a manner which I will next describe.

Referring again to Fig. 3, preferably, as there shown, before folding the strip 7 inwardly about the tire I apply to the inner circumference thereof a strip 13 of paper, flexible card, or like material, which has its inwardlypresented surface gummed. \Vhen the edges of the strip 7 are folded inwardly they will overlie this gummed face and may be secured thereto. By proceeding in this manner it is evident that there is no danger of any of the adhesive coming into contact with the tire shoe 5 or other article and injuring the same, or any danger of a portion of the wrapping sticking to the shoe. At the same time the wrapper will be formed into an unbroken, sealed covering about the tire. To further contribute to the security of the closure and to improve the appearance of the package, I preferably cover the edges of the strip 7 which are secured to threads or similar strain-resisting filaments,

and these threads are desirably disposed in a particular way as regards the several parts of the wrapper. In describing the The fitting is accomplished ac-.

preferred construction I will refer more particularly to Fig. 2 which shows an edge view I of the tire with parts broken away'toshow .the various reinforcing filaments.

Either or both of the strips 7 and 9, and if desired thestrips 13 and 15, may be formed of a double thickness of; paper secured together by suitable adhesive in which reinforcing filaments are disposed. The strip 7 is herein shown as provided with transverse reinforcing threads 17, that is, threads so disposed that they extend around the cross-section of the tlre when the wrapper is in place. The reinforcing tread strip 9 is here shown as reinforced with longitudinal threads which-will be disposed circumferentially of the tire when the wrapping is in place. .I

, have also illustrated the strip 15 reinforced 'with circumferential or longitudinal threads 21. The addition of circumferential threads to the central zone of the wrapper, for ex ample, by incorporating them 1n the strip 9,' provides a Wear-resisting tread for the tire which considerably increases the durability of the wra per as a whole. The transverse threads 17 take the strain which is necessarily exerted in fitting the covering about the tire. It is desirable in wrapping a package of this kind to force the beads of the tire somewhat together when the receiving strip is applied. When the compression is released the heads will spread apart again and tension the wrapping to provide a smooth, neat package, and suchreinforcing threads as 17 prevent the possibility of a rupture due to such tension. The possibility of conveniently compressing the tire in the acka e is one of the reasons that renders it desirable to wrap the tire with the seal or joint at the inner circumference as herein described.

It will,be noted that the reinforced wrapper hereinillustrated and described is simply one example of a wrapper having a central zone reinforced against lengthwise strain and lateral zones reinforced against transverse strain.

' From an inspection of. Fig. 4, it will be noted that the stri roin-forces the covering at the tread whicli is the point most likely to receive wear. This reinforcing strip 9 might, if desired, be applied to the 'strip 7 after it is wrapped about the tire, but I find it convenient to attach the strips 7 and 9 togetherin the first instance, as the strip 7 is thereby reinforced so that it may be more readily handled. The strip 9 provides the strip 7 with a central zone comparatively indeformable with respect to the rest'of the wrapper. As the central portion of the wrapper which is applied to the tire is little, if any, distorted from its flat shape, this is an advantage since it provides a stout and flexible lateral zones which may readily be folded over on themselves to form the plaits 11.

I have herein described in great detail a desirable manner of utilizing my invention in wrapping shoes of pneumatic vehicle tires in order that it might be easily understood.

It is clear, however, that the features dis-' closed, while desirable, are not essential to .my invention in its broader aspects.

.What I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A wrapper for tires or the like of a length to encompass thetire and of a Width corresponding substantially to the cross-sectional perimeter of the tire, said wrapper having independent transverse reinforcing filaments and independent longitudinal reinforcing filaments along a central zone thereof.

2. A wrapper for tires or the like of a length to encompass the tire and of a width corresponding substantially to the cross-sec- DWARD H. ANGIER.

iresistant portion in combination with more 

